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MERIT Merit Packaging Limited

Latest results: FY2026 · Jun 2026

Last close · 16 Oct 2026

Rs 8.85 -0.56%

Annual · FY2012 – FY2026

Merit Packaging Limited (MERIT) income statement

Merit Packaging Limited reported revenue of Rs 3.4 bn for FY2026 (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026), down 35.1% on FY2025. Gross profit came to Rs 59.6 mn, a gross margin of 1.7%. Operating profit was -Rs 215.7 mn (an operating margin of -6.3%). Finance cost was Rs 96.8 mn, down 46.5% on FY2025. Tax of Rs 69.8 mn took 36.1% of pre-tax profit. Profit attributable to shareholders was Rs 123.6 mn, or Rs 0.62 per share.

MERIT income statement (annual) (Rs mn)
Rs mn FY2026 Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 FY2025 Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 FY2024 * Jul 2023 – Jun 2024 FY2023 Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 FY2022 Jul 2021 – Jun 2022
Revenue 3,426.9 5,280.9 6,638.5 6,340.6 4,181.6
Cost of revenue (3,367.3) (5,309.7) (6,180.4) (5,849.0) (3,928.7)
Gross profit 59.6 (28.7) 458.1 491.6 252.9
Selling, general & administrative expenses (288.8) (338.3) (245.2) (196.3) (170.3)
Operating profit (215.7) (370.6) 199.8 245.8 110.6
Finance cost (96.8) (180.9) (349.5) (343.4) (261.4)
Profit before tax 193.4 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (170.4)
Taxation (69.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
Profit after tax 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Profit attributable to shareholders 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Per share & other
EPS – basic (Rs) Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS – diluted (Rs) Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
Dividend per share (Rs) Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
EBITDA (17.5) (137.2) 436.3 435.4 303.0
Depreciation & amortisation 198.2 233.4 236.6 189.6 192.4
Weighted average shares mn 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 148.2
MERIT income statement — year-on-year change (Rs mn)
Rs mn FY2026 Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 FY2025 Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 FY2024 * Jul 2023 – Jun 2024 FY2023 Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 FY2022 Jul 2021 – Jun 2022
Revenue -35.1% -20.4% +4.7% +51.6% +44.1%
Cost of revenue -36.6% -14.1% +5.7% +48.9% +33.4%
Gross profit — -106.3% -6.8% +94.4% —
Selling, general & administrative expenses -14.6% +38.0% +24.9% +15.2% +25.5%
Operating profit — -285.5% -18.7% +122.3% —
Finance cost -46.5% -48.2% +1.8% +31.4% -19.3%
Profit before tax — — — — —
Taxation — — — — -111.0%
Profit after tax — — — — —
Profit attributable to shareholders — — — — —
Per share & other
EPS – basic (Rs) — — — — —
EPS – diluted (Rs) — — — — —
Dividend per share (Rs) — — — — —
EBITDA — -131.4% +0.2% +43.7% +1,781.9%
Depreciation & amortisation -15.1% -1.3% +24.8% -1.5% -15.0%
Weighted average shares — — — — —

Change against the previous fiscal year; shown when the earlier figure is positive.

MERIT income statement — common size (Rs mn)
Rs mn FY2026 Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 FY2025 Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 FY2024 * Jul 2023 – Jun 2024 FY2023 Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 FY2022 Jul 2021 – Jun 2022
Revenue 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of revenue (98.3%) (100.5%) (93.1%) (92.2%) (94.0%)
Gross profit 1.7% (0.5%) 6.9% 7.8% 6.0%
Selling, general & administrative expenses (8.4%) (6.4%) (3.7%) (3.1%) (4.1%)
Operating profit (6.3%) (7.0%) 3.0% 3.9% 2.6%
Finance cost (2.8%) (3.4%) (5.3%) (5.4%) (6.3%)
Profit before tax 5.6% (11.4%) (2.8%) (3.0%) (4.1%)
Taxation (2.0%) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Profit after tax 3.6% (11.4%) (2.8%) (3.0%) (4.0%)
Profit attributable to shareholders 3.6% (11.4%) (2.8%) (3.0%) (4.0%)
Per share & other
EBITDA (0.5%) (2.6%) 6.6% 6.9% 7.2%
Depreciation & amortisation 5.8% 4.4% 3.6% 3.0% 4.6%

Each line as a percentage of revenue.

Figures in Pakistani rupees as reported by the company; costs and cash outflows in brackets; "—" = not reported. * Figures in this period do not fully reconcile in the source data (hover the * for details). Updated 16 Oct 2026.

All reported line items 97
MERIT income statement — all reported line items (Rs mn)
Rs mn FY2026 Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 FY2025 Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 FY2024 Jul 2023 – Jun 2024 FY2023 Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 FY2022 Jul 2021 – Jun 2022
Revenue from Goods & Services 3,426.9 5,280.9 6,638.5 6,340.6 4,181.6
Sales of Goods & Services - Net - Unclassified 3,426.9 5,280.9 6,638.5 6,340.6 4,181.6
Revenue from Business Activities - Total 3,426.9 5,280.9 6,638.5 6,340.6 4,181.6
Cost of Operating Revenue 3,367.3 5,309.7 6,180.4 5,849.0 3,928.7
Cost of Revenues - Total 3,367.3 5,309.7 6,180.4 5,849.0 3,928.7
Cost of Revenues - Unclassified 3,177.6 5,083.3 5,949.2 5,664.4 3,739.2
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses - Total 288.8 338.3 245.2 196.3 170.3
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses - Unclassified 273.8 331.3 239.8 191.3 167.5
Amortization in Cost of Revenues — — 0.0 0.0 0.1
Depreciation in Cost of Revenues 189.6 226.3 231.2 184.6 189.5
Depreciation in Selling, General & Administrative Expenses 8.5 7.0 5.3 4.8 2.6
Amortization of Intangibles in Selling, General & Administrative Expenses 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
Other Operating Expense/(Income) - Net (13.6) 3.5 13.1 49.5 (28.0)
Other Operating Income - Total 37.3 7.5 2.3 0.4 38.2
Gross Profit - Industrials/Property - Total 59.6 (28.7) 458.1 491.6 252.9
Operating Expenses - Total 3,642.5 5,651.5 6,438.7 6,094.8 4,071.1
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses - Other - Total 6.5 — — — —
Operating Profit before Non-Recurring Income/(Expense) (215.7) (370.6) 199.8 245.8 110.6
Financing Income/(Expense) - Net - Total (97.2) (183.1) (351.7) (344.3) (263.2)
Interest Expense - Net of (Interest Income) 96.8 180.9 349.5 343.4 261.4
Other Operating Expense 23.7 11.0 15.4 49.9 10.2
Interest Expense - Net of Capitalized Interest 96.8 180.9 349.5 343.4 261.4
Provision for Doubtful Accounts & Write-off 6.5 — — — —
Non-Interest Financial Income/(Expense) - Total (0.4) (2.2) (2.2) (0.9) (1.8)
Non-Interest Financial Income/(Expense) - Other - Net (0.4) (2.2) (2.2) (0.9) (1.8)
Sale of Tangible & Intangible Fixed Assets - Gain/Loss 554.5 20.3 48.8 33.0 (17.8)
Other Non-Operating Income/(Expense) - Total (48.2) (66.3) (83.2) (124.4) —
Normalized Pre-tax Profit 193.4 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (170.4)
Non-Recurring Income/Expense - Total — — — — 0.0
Impairment - Tangible & Intangible Fixed Assets — — — — 0.0
Impairment - Fixed Assets — — — — 0.0
Provision for Income Tax Expense- Unclassified 69.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 (2.2)
Income before Taxes 193.4 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (170.4)
Income Taxes 69.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 (2.2)
Net Income after Tax 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Income before Discontinued Operations & Extraordinary Items 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Net Income before Minority Interest 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Net Income after Minority Interest 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Income Available to Common Shares 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
DPS - Common - Gross - Issue - By Period End Date Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net Income - Basic - including Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Total 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Income available to Common excluding Extraordinary Items 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Shares used to calculate Basic EPS - Total mn 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 148.2
EPS - Basic - including Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Total Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Basic - excluding Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Total Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Basic - excluding Extraordinary Items - Normalized - Total Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
Allocated Net Income including Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Issue Specific 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Earnings Allocation Factor - Basic - Issue Specific 1.00× 1.00× 1.00× 1.00× 1.00×
Shares used to calculate Basic EPS - Issue Specific mn 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 148.2
EPS - Basic - including Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Issue Specific Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Basic - excluding Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Issue Specific Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Basic - excluding Extraordinary Items - Normalized - Issue Specific Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Basic from Discontinued Operations & Extraordinary Items Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dilution Adjustment — — — — —
Net Income - Diluted - including Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Total 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Diluted Income available to Common excluding Extraordinary Items 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Shares used to calculate Diluted EPS - Total mn 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 148.2
EPS - Diluted - including Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Total Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Diluted - excluding Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Total Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Diluted - excluding Extraordinary Items - Normalized - Total Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
Allocated Diluted Net Income including Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Issue Specific 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Earnings Allocation Factor - Diluted - Issue Specific 1.00× 1.00× 1.00× 1.00× 1.00×
Shares used to calculate Diluted EPS - Issue Specific mn 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 148.2
EPS - Diluted - including Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Issue Specific Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Diluted - excluding Extraordinary Items Applicable to Common - Issue Specific Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Diluted - excluding Extraordinary Items - Normalized - Issue Specific Rs 0.62 (3.00) (0.93) (0.95) (1.13)
EPS - Diluted from Discontinued Operations & Extraordinary Items Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DPS - Common - Gross - Issue - By Announcement Date Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DPS - Common - Net - Issue - By Announcement Date Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Earnings before Interest & Taxes (EBIT) (215.7) (370.6) 199.8 245.8 110.6
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA) (17.5) (137.2) 436.3 435.4 303.0
Depreciation & Amortization - Supplemental 198.2 233.4 236.6 189.6 192.4
Depreciation Expense - Total - Supplemental 198.1 233.3 236.5 189.4 192.1
Amortization - Total - Supplemental 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3
Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization - Total 198.2 233.4 236.6 189.6 192.4
Depreciation - Total 198.1 233.3 236.5 189.4 192.1
Amortization of Intangible Assets excluding Goodwill - Total 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3
Normalized after Tax Profit 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Normalized Net Income from Continuing Operations 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Normalized Net Income - Bottom Line 123.6 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (168.2)
Earnings before Interest & Taxes (EBIT) - Normalized 290.2 (418.8) 163.2 153.5 91.0
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA) - Normalized 488.4 (185.4) 399.8 343.1 283.4
Interest Expense on Financial Lease Liabilities - Supplemental 30.2 31.4 2.6 — 0.0
Interest Expense 96.8 180.9 349.5 343.4 261.4
Operating Expenses 3,642.5 5,651.5 6,438.7 6,094.8 4,071.1
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses excluding Research & Development Expenses 288.8 338.3 245.2 196.3 170.3
Income before Taxes & Provision for Loan Losses 193.4 (599.7) (186.4) (189.9) (170.4)
Cost of Revenue including Operation & Maintenance (Utility) - Total 3,367.3 5,309.7 6,180.4 5,849.0 3,928.7
Cost of Revenues excluding Depreciation 3,177.6 5,083.3 5,949.2 5,664.4 3,739.2
DPS - Common - Gross - Issue - By Payable Date Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DPS - Common - Gross - Issue - By Ex Date Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tax Adjusted Operating Income 185.5 — — — —
Operating Expenses excluding Non-Cash Charges - Total 3,444.4 5,418.1 6,202.1 5,905.3 3,878.6
Income Available to Common Shares before Depreciation & Amortization 321.8 (366.3) 50.2 (0.3) 24.3
Fixed Charges 96.8 180.9 349.5 343.4 261.4
Estimated Tax Rate 0.29× 0.29× 0.29× 0.29× 0.29×
Total Common & Spl DPS -Gross - Issue - By Announcement Date Rs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Every line the company reported, in the original order and wording, without regrouping or signs changed.